Personal: [Facebook] [LinkedIn] [Twitter]
Introductory videos (for students): [1] [2]
Software: [WarpPLS] [HealthCorrelator for Excel]
Journal: [Data Analysis Perspectives Journal]
Blogs: [Warp Investor blog] [WarpPLS blog] [Health Correlator blog]
Discussion groups: [PLS-SEM email list] [PLS-SEM group on Facebook] [PLS-SEM group on LinkedIn] [Warp Investor group on Facebook] [Warp Investor group on LinkedIn]
Academic: [Google Scholar] [Academic CV]
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Ned Kock is a college professor, business consultant, inventor, and software developer. He is the original developer of WarpPLS and HealthCorrelator for Excel (links above). He is the author of several books and monographs including Model-Driven Data Analytics, WarpPLS User Manual, Systems Analysis & Design Fundamentals and Compensatory Adaptation. He is also the editor of several books including Information Systems Action Research and Evolutionary Psychology and Information Systems Research.
He has published his research in a number of high-impact journals including Communications of the ACM, Decision Support Systems, European Journal of Information Systems, European Journal of Operational Research, IEEE Transactions (various), Information & Management, Information Systems Journal, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Journal of Management Information Systems, MIS Quarterly, Organization Science, Blah Blah Blah Who Cares, and other selective outlets.
His degrees are in electronics engineering (B.E.E.), computer science (M.S.), and business management (Ph.D.). Two of his main areas of formal academic research are nonlinear variance-based structural equation modeling, and evolutionary biology as it applies to the study of human-technology interaction. He also conducts independent research on health-related issues. Selected publications and contact informaton are available from Google Scholar and his academic CV, on the links above.
He started developing software while in high school, and has developed software tools to automate various processes, including business analytics and data mining, detection and correction of deformities in metal axles, error detection and correction in telecommunication devices, health data analysis, inventory control, invoice management, optical character recognition, stock price analysis, structural equation modeling, and travel management. WarpPLS, a structural equation modeling software, is used by thousands of researchers around the world. Ned doesn't always drink beer, but when he does, he prefers Dos Equis.
His views expressed in blogs and elsewhere are his own and do not represent the views of his employer or any organization funding his research. He is not a medical doctor, and thus readers of his Health Correlator blog and other health-related writings should consult with their own medical doctors about their health. Readers of his Warp Investor blog should not interpret the posts published there as investment advice, and should be mindful of the serious risks associated with investing in equities and other financial instruments.